Nairobi panchang, 2 January 2026
Sunrise 06:31 Sunset 18:41 Moonrise 17:53 Pausha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:31 to 18:41- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 08:03 – 09:34
- Durmuhurta 08:57 – 09:46
- Rahu Kalam 11:05 – 12:36
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:12 – 13:01
- Durmuhurta 13:01 – 13:49
- Yamaganda 15:39 – 17:10
- 06:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 10:37 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 16:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 16:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:34 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
Night
18:41 to 06:32 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 18:41 – 21:03
- Brahma Muhurta 04:57 – 05:44 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 02:41 next day Karana becomes Bava
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Chaturdashi until 16:23
- Nakshatra Mrigashira until 17:34 · lord Mars
- Yoga Shukla until 10:37
- Karana Vanija until 16:23, then Vishti
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 06:56 Moon enters Gemini
- 10:37 Yoga becomes Brahma
- 16:23 Tithi becomes Purnima
- 16:23 Karana becomes Vishti
- 17:34 Nakshatra becomes Ardra
- 02:41 next day Karana becomes Bava
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:03 – 09:34
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:57 – 09:46
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:05 – 12:36
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:01 – 13:49
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:39 – 17:10
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:57 – 05:44
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:12 – 13:01
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:41 – 21:03
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:31 – 17:34
Choghadiya
| Char | 06:31 – 08:03 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 08:03 – 09:34 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:34 – 11:05 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:05 – 12:36 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:36 – 14:07 | Good |
| Rog | 14:07 – 15:39 | Bad |
| Udveg | 15:39 – 17:10 | Bad |
| Char | 17:10 – 18:41 | Neutral |
| Rog | 18:41 – 20:10 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 20:10 – 21:39 | Bad |
| Labh | 21:39 – 23:08 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:08 – 00:36 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:36 – 02:05 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:05 – 03:34 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:34 – 05:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 05:03 – 06:32 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:31 NowVenus
- 07:32 NowMercury
- 08:33 NowMoon
- 09:34 NowSaturn
- 10:35 NowJupiter
- 11:35 NowMars
- 12:36 NowSun
- 13:37 NowVenus
- 14:38 NowMercury
- 15:39 NowMoon
- 16:40 NowSaturn
- 17:40 NowJupiter
- 18:41 NowMars
- 19:40 NowSun
- 20:40 NowVenus
- 21:39 NowMercury
- 22:38 NowMoon
- 23:37 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:36 NowJupiter
- 01:36 NowMars
- 02:35 NowSun
- 03:34 NowVenus
- 04:33 NowMercury
- 05:33 NowMoon
- 06:31 NowVenus
- 07:31 NowMercury
- 08:31 NowMoon
- 09:31 NowSaturn
- 10:31 NowJupiter
- 11:31 NowMars
- 12:31 NowSun
- 13:31 NowVenus
- 14:31 NowMercury
- 15:31 NowMoon
- 16:31 NowSaturn
- 17:31 NowJupiter
- 18:31 NowMars
- 19:31 NowSun
- 20:31 NowVenus
- 21:31 NowMercury
- 22:31 NowMoon
- 23:31 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:31 NowJupiter
- 01:31 NowMars
- 02:31 NowSun
- 03:31 NowVenus
- 04:31 NowMercury
- 05:31 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:57 – 05:18 Scorpio
- 05:18 – 07:27 Sagittarius
- 07:27 – 09:29 Capricorn
- 09:29 – 11:23 Aquarius
- 11:23 – 13:15 Pisces
- 13:15 – 15:13 Aries
- 15:13 – 17:20 Taurus
- 17:20 – 19:29 Gemini
- 19:29 – 21:30 Cancer
- 21:30 – 23:21 Leo
- 23:21 – 01:11 next day Virgo
- 01:11 – 03:07 next day Libra
- 03:07 – 05:14 next day Scorpio
- 05:14 – 06:32 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in Africa/Nairobi (UTC+3) · Method